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7:45 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — As Scottie Scheffler stood over his ball lying awkwardly in the rough above a greenside bunker on the eighth hole at the Stadium Course on Sunday, the men trying to chase him in the final round of the Players Championship were self-imploding. Australia’s Min Woo Lee started

Mar 12, 2023 Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler was fearless on a TPC Sawgrass course that can jangle the nerves on every hole. The wind was getting stronger, the targets looked smaller, and all he wanted was to make sure his lead got larger in The Players Championship. “You can’t limp

11:19 AM ET Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Jorge Campillo held onto his overnight lead to win the DP World Tour’s Kenya Open by 2 shots Sunday with a 5-under 66. The Spaniard put together six birdies and dropped just 1 shot in the final round at Muthaiga Golf Club to go 18 under overall

8:00 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler won early, holing a chip from deep rough for eagle on the par-5 second hole at the Players Championship to win a bet against his caddie on the number of times the Masters champion chips in during the season. The bigger payoff was

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — It wasn’t even 13 months ago that Scottie Scheffler was still searching for his first victory on the PGA Tour. On Sunday, Scheffler will have a chance to pick up his sixth tour win since then — and it would be another big one. Scheffler, who is No. 2 in

Mar 11, 2023 Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Adam Svensson hit a shot onto a hospitality tent and made birdie Saturday morning to build a 2-shot lead at the Players Championship. The Players finally finished its second round after storms moved in late Friday and shut down play with half the field unable

Mar 11, 2023 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy has emerged as one of the faces and most loyal supporters of the PGA Tour during its ongoing battle with LIV Golf. Whether it’s organizing players’ meetings, helping formulate new models for the tour or speaking with the media, McIlroy has been front and center

10:20 AM ET The Players Championship, the unofficial “fifth major” on the PGA Tour, is closely contested after second round action. Adam Svensson has a solo lead at 9 under, with Scottie Scheffler close behind with a 7 under solo second. Ben Griffin, Min Woo Lee and Collin Morikawa and Christiaan Bezuidenhout are not too

6:31 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Chad Ramey became the only player to reach double digits under par at the Players Championship. The TPC Sawgrass, as usual, had the final say. Ramey put two tee shots in the water on the island-green 17th hole Friday for a quintuple bogey that cost

3:32 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Standing on the ninth tee box, his last hole of the second round at the Players on Friday, Jordan Spieth was 2 over par and probably needed a birdie to make the cut and stick around for the weekend. Spieth’s tee shot sailed far right and was

1:21 PM ET Attorneys for Tiger Woods said he never had an oral or written tenancy agreement with former girlfriend Erica Herman, who has sued a trust — that she claims Woods controls — for at least $30 million after he asked her to move out of his home following their breakup in October. In

6:30 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — It almost seemed like the PGA Tour’s middle (and working) class had a reminder for its stars in the opening round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday. The message: Hey, we’re not that bad either. After the tour announced Tuesday that it will stage

8:05 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Chad Ramey managed to avoid stress and bogeys Thursday in the Players Championship for an 8-under 64, making him an unlikely leader on a TPC Sawgrass course that rarely fails to deliver a surprise. Ramey had a 1-shot lead over two-time major champion Collin Morikawa

Mar 7, 2023 Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy went from thick grass to a double bogey on his opening hole at the Players Championship. He ended his round the same way Thursday. In-between was some pedestrian golf at the TPC Sawgrass. It added up to a 76, his highest score in

5:33 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington of Ireland, the late Tom Weiskopf and the remaining founders of the LPGA Tour were among those elected Wednesday for the World Golf Hall of Fame. The induction will be June 10, 2024, the Monday ahead of the U.S. Open

2:42 PM ET Tiger Woods‘ former longtime girlfriend is asking a judge to remove her from a nondisclosure agreement that she claims the 15-time major champion forced her to sign when their relationship started in August 2017, according to court records obtained by ESPN. The civil complaint filed Monday in the Circuit Court of the

9:30 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Players has never had a back-to-back champion, and it won’t again this year with defending winner Cameron Smith playing in the LIV Golf League. Top stories of the week from Get exclusive access to more than 3,000 premium articles a year from top writers.• Kiper picks

10:00 PM ET Rory McIlroy called it “a slap in the face” for James Hahn to miss Tuesday’s player meeting after Hahn had strongly criticized the PGA Tour’s new format of play announced for 2024. “Like, you say all this s— and you’re not even in the meeting?” McIlroy said of Hahn. “If you want